The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-07-23
MIDSUMMER STORMS.
Intense Heat and Great Loss of Life.

sized boats IN the bay were rescued by ponce
patrol boats. Two vessels and the steamer
Erin were damaged by collisions.
A violent storm of wind, rain and hail rag
ed at Carlisle, Penna. ,early Sunday afternoon.
At the Indian Training School trees were
levelled and several of the buildings unroofed
and at the county aims house 500 panes of
glass were smashed. In the town thousands
of window panes were smashed, one house
was struck by lightning, trees were uprooted
and a number of buildings were partially I'M
rooted.
A tornado at Waupaca, Wisconsin, on Sat
urday afternoon, wrecked the opera house,
unroofed two hotels, blew down the Episcopal
Church steeple and did other damage. The
Curran House was struck by lightning but no
one was injured. The farmers in the vicinity
suffered heavy losses.
A terrific storm visited Easton, Pa, and
the surrounding country, between and
O'Clock on Saturday evening, doing damage
estimated at $4,000. In Philipsburg, the
Delaware Rolling Mill was damaged and the
Judd carriage factory destroyed by lightning.
A barn containing four horses was blown
down, several houses were unroofed and many
trees uprooted.
Saturday was day of unusual and extreme
heat throughout all that portion of the United
States east of the Mississippi river and south
ofshe Lakes. Throughout this vast area the
temperature registered 80 degrees or upward
The following temperatures and deaths from
heat are among the number reported by tele-
graph Pittsburg, l01 degrees, deaths.
Washington, 90 degrees, 2 deaths. Balti-
more, 80 degrees, deaths. Pekin, Illinois,
lO3 all day, deaths. Joliet, Illinois, 100 at
daybreak, 113 in the middle of the day;
fourteen convicts in the peniteutiaryovercome,
and two died. st. Louis, 104 degrees, IL
deaths. Louisville, 99i degrees, deaths.
Chicago, I02 degrees, Is deaths, making 62
since Saturday morning. fall OF over ~
degrees in the temperature relieved Chicago
on Sunday night, after storm.
In Berks county, Pa, the storm of Sunday
afternoon was terrible. At Temple, Edward
Medlar's barn was destroyed by lightning;
loss, $1,000 At Yocum's Forge, David Her
zog's barn and the crops of a $50 acre farm
were destroyed; loss, 1000. AT Pennsburg
Michael Goettles team was struck by light
ming, and Goethe and one horse killed.
Henry Foxes barn, at the same place, was
consumed; loss, $4,000. The Macungie Iron
Company's casting house was flooded, and N.
| W. Weaver's barn at Macungie was struck
and consumed; loss, $4,000. Many fields
were washed out.
Temperatures and deaths in different cities
were reported on Monday as follows: Wash
ington, l02 in the shade, 6 deaths. Rich
mond, 100 to LOG; deaths in two days, II.
INDIANAPOLIS, 100; deaths, 3. Louisville, 100;
deaths, 4. Pittsburg, %; deaths, %. Bal.
timore, 1902; % prostrations and several
/ deaths. Chicago, 95; 20 deaths of grown peo-
pie and 263 babies under one year. Phila.
delphia, "a; 6S persons were overcome and
AZ died. New York, 9S; 7S8 deaths last week
of children under two years.
A terrific storm swept over Wheeling, West
Virginia, and the surrounding country on
| Monday evening The rain and wind were
| heavy, and for an hour there was scarcely any
intermission between the lightning flashes.
In Wheeling shade trees and fences were
blown down, and one wall of brick house
was demolished. At Grafton Mrs. W. T.
Carr was killed and her three children were
injured by an electric bolt which struck their
dwelling. Another dwelling had large
hole knocked in it by the lightning. Six
stables and barns at other points were de-
stroyed by lightning, causing losses aggrega-
ting over $4,000.
In Adams county, Pa, lightning struck the
barn of John Little, near Bonnaughtown, and
destroyed it. The large new barn of Henry
| Dahoff, at White Hall, was struck and burn
ed to the ground with all the crops recently
gathered, and also a bull, two mules, a heifer
and several calves. A barn and residence
were destroyed near Hunterstown. Christ
Church (Reformed), near Littlestown, was
struck by lightning the same evening and
damaged so that it is thought the spire and
part of the wall must be rebuilt.
The temperature at Pittsburg, Wednesday,
reached SO, but tremendous rain storm set
in at six o'clock in the evening, which soon
reduced the temperature twenty-five degrees.
1 In two hours % inches of rain fell, and in the
hill streets, cellars were flooded, and many
houses rendered unsafe by the washing away
of portions of their foundations The damage
to property is estimated at 100000. During
the day, five deaths from sunstroke were re-
ported.
The temperature at Charleston, Wednesday,
was about four degrees lower than on Tues
day, when it was 100 to 104. Two deaths
from heat were reported.
A genuine hail cyclone passed oyer the
northern part of Wabash county, Indiana, on
Tuesday, destroying nearly all vegetation in
track from two to three miles in width.
The hailstones were the size of hens eggs.
IN MARYLAND.
Baltimore was visited by terrific storm
about clock on Monday afternoon. Water
fell in great sheets, hail mashed in windows,
and the wind tore roofs from houses and upset
trees in all parts of the city. The roof and
the fifth story of mandatory were blown
off and a number of persons were injured by
the debris. Several fires occurred, but the
most damage was done by water after the
| houses were unroofed.
William Stanbaugh, eighteen years of age,
driver of the mill team Of George II. Cole at
Warren, near Cockeysville, was struck by
| lightning Monday, and instantly killed. The
L a. 1.,.,
same fate.
| In Baltimore county great damage was done
to roads, bridges, barns, outhouses, &c. Sew
eral horses aud cattle were killed. Many
| slight accidents to persons occurred and n
| few of serious nature.
At Bladensburg there was severe hail
storm accompanied by slight cyclone dam
aging outhouses, fences, blowing off chimneys,
and some cattle injured.
In Laurel two fine dwellings in course of
erection were demolished, trees blown down,
and some damage from lightning.
In Caroline county there was very de-
structiye blow. Telegraph and telephone
poles were scattered and wheat shocks taken
from the fields.
AT Bowie trees were uprooted, telegraph
poles knocked down and growing crops dam
aged.
In Oakland the lightning was terrible and
several persons were stunned.
The report for Carroll county will be found
in our Local Department
The stable at the parsonage of the Reformed
Church at Mount Pleasant, few miles north
of Frederick, was struck by lightning and
burned on Monday night A horse and buggy
belonging to the Rev. Mr.. Shulenberger were
burnt up in the building.
On Monday, Mrs. James Ent, wife of a
farmer living in Wicomico county, and Doctor
WoolYerton, visitor, were both killed in
stantly by fash of lightning, which also
stunned Mr.. Ent, who was just entering the
house to seek refuge from the storm.
Temperatures of 100 to l04 were reported
on Tuesday at Staunton, Virginia, Augusta,
Georgia, and Charleston. South Carolina.
During the storm in Frederick county on
Sunday large barn located near Unionville,
owned by Henry w. Gather, was struck by
lightning and with its contents entirely con.
sumed. Loss between $1,000 and $4,000.
Fully insured. A number of shocks of wheat
in fields were also struck by lightning and
burnt up. One on the farm of Mr.. w. P.
horsell came near destroying his large barn.
During thunder storm on Saturday eve
ming the barn, corn. house and hay barrack